WALTER SMITH III - Twio, Vol. 2 GIPSY KINGS FEAT. TONINO BALIARDO with flute and guitar playfully

with flute and guitar playfully surveying the scene (“Hinterland I”) before more contemplative strums and astral synth and woodwinds take hold (“Hinterland II” and “III”)

Since forming in 2017

His 17th studio LP – and first since 2020’s instrumental Winter is the Lovers –and the first non-instrumental solo album of new songs since 2016

“If you listen

saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi and drummer Jim White

WALTER SMITH III - Twio, Vol. 2 GIPSY KINGS FEAT. TONINO BALIARDO with flute and guitar playfullyLP Black Vinyl. For his 3rd Blue Note album tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III reprises his acclaimed Twio concept with the long awaited release of Twio, Vol. 2, a set of classic jazz songs that exudes a playful sense of joyful freedom. It features a core trio of Smith, bassist Joe Sanders, and drummer Kendrick Scott, along with a pair of bucket list guests: the bassist Ron Carter, who plays on five tracks, and the saxophonist Branford Marsalis, who